Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde at different elevations in mountainous areas in Hong Kong

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1868-1878

  Ling, Zhenhao ^a,b   Guo, Hai ^b   Chen, Gexiang ^a   Lam, Sean Ho Min ^c,d   Fan, Shaojia ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Pacific Environment Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

CH3CHO; HCHO; Hong Kong; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDES; FACTORIZATION; FORMALDEHYDE;

CH3CHO; HCHO; HONG-KONG; MASTER CHEMICAL MECHANISM; PHOTOCHEMICAL BOX MODEL; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION MODELS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

ACETALDEHYDE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOMASS BURNING; FORMALDEHYDE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOLVENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN SITE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84979903090     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.09.0571     Document Type: Article

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